I have a couple of things to tell you about today, and the first is Color Club Nouveau Vintage* nail polish from their Fall 2011 Back to Boho Collection. It's an interesting shimmer that's brown overall with a lot of gold and green in the shimmer. It was good in two coats and dried completely in reasonable time. Here it is in the sun, and I chose this picture because parts are less focused and you can see its sparkle well.

Color Club Nouveau Vintage Nail Polish, Two Coats

I also did a little filing for this manicure, partly because I needed some shaping and partly for product testing. Sally Hansen sent their Nailgrowth Miracle Serum for me to try out, with the product claims being flawless cuticles and up to a 59% increase in growth in two weeks with daily use. For the increases growth, the labeling isn't totally clear on the claim - it says 59%, I'm assuming that means up to 59%. I figured for our purposes here, just hacking off some length and then looking at the change over a couple of weeks with it as compared to a set of older pics with a similar starting length covering the same time period would be sufficient to determine whether it makes a difference or not. So really, I took off some length to see how fast it comes back.

That is Color Club Nouveau Vintage and my little extended testing project, so I think that's just about everything. Until next time, Dear Reader, love and nail polish to you!